Sledgehammer M1550 Launch - Onboard video cam

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Author:jurvetson
Published:2008-12-08 04:33:25

This was t' biggest launch o' t' day, with t' largest motor permissible in California. Mavericks Sledgehammer flyin' on a Aerotech M1550 Redline motor. It was a perfect flight, with video capture t' whole way, me bucko, even t' recovery. In this case, me bucko, t' camera is pointin' outward from t' rocket, lookin' back t' t' flight line. At t' beginning, t' beepin' sound you hear is one o' t' flight computers signalin' which o' t' pyro channels is connected. This is used t' deploy t' parachutes at apogee, based on barometric and accelerometer sensors. Begad! After launch, it goes into a bit o' a spin. You can see how fast it gets up out o' t' clouds. Well, blow me down! T' turbulence up top be t' BP explosion deployin' t' parachutes. Begad! T' nose cone has its own 60 chute and can be seen briefly. Avast, me proud beauty! I would nay recommend watchin' t' whole video as it takes a while t' get back t' ground unless you are interested in t' spinnin' survey o' Snow Ranch. I entered this launch in a contest t' see how close we can get t' exactly one mile o' altitude (5280 ft.). Well, blow me down! After a while, shiver me timbers, and after landing, ya bilge rat, you can hear t' audible signal o' t' peak altitude recorded by t' flight computer: 5 beeps, ya bilge rat, 2 beeps, ya bilge rat, long beep, arrr, 4 beeps = 5204 ft. Avast, me proud beauty! Nay bad for t' mile high club.

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